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To: re3 who wrote (44756)	12/6/2000 7:43:54 PM
From: Kona	Respond to of 436258

Pretty common scam from West African countries, usually Nigeria. Nigerian government periodically takes out ads in US papers to warn the unwary.

To: re3 who wrote (44756)	12/6/2000 7:45:08 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

beats "You may have already won ..." <VBG>

To: re3 who wrote (44756)	12/6/2000 8:05:16 PM
From: UnBelievable	Respond to of 436258

Until A Little While Ago Abidjan Was Doing Well Then there was some type of problem with "government succession" and things have gone to hell and it is not a nice place to live. I wonder how he expects to get the money into the account? Bring 12 mil. into Western Union and tell them he want to wire it to the US. My understanding is people are getting killed there for $12 forget 12 million.

To: re3 who wrote (44756)	12/6/2000 8:16:59 PM
From: Efthymios H. Zacharias	Respond to of 436258

A friend of mine got a phone call from SAfrica and the guy sent him a fax with the exact same message (I've read it). He said he found his phone number from the Bureau of Trade in SA which is believable since his father does business with the SA government. My friend asked for my opinion and I told him the whole deal stunk and he'd be lucky not being kidnapped let alone making any money.